General Douglas MacArthur once called Admiral "Bull" Halsey "America's
greatest fighting admiral."
That he was.
His choice of brute force over fancy tactics earned him the sobriquet "Bull" from the press,
though he was "Bill" to his friends.
He served 43 years in the United States Navy,
from his 1904 Annapolis graduation to his retirement in 1947 as Admiral of the Fleet.
He served in two wars.

Decorations

Abdon Calderon of Balboa (Panama) American Area Campaign medal American Defense Service medal Army DSMAsiatic-Pacific Campaign medal Diploma (Chile) Distinguished Service Medal (DSM) w/3 gold stars Gold Cross of Chevalier Grand Cross of Legion of Merit (Chile) Hon. Knight Commander British Empire (KBE) Insignia Al Merito (1st class) Mexican Service Medal National Order of the Southern Cross (Grand Cross) (Brazil) Navy Cross Order of Ayacucho (Peru) Order of Naval Merit (Cuba) Order of the Liberator (Venezuela) Order of the Redeemer (Greece) Philippine Liberation Campaign ribbon w/2 stars Presidential Unit Citation Supreme Chief in the Order of the Inotzal (Guatemala) Victory Medal w/Destroyer clasp World War II Victory medal

Bookmarks (off-site links)

Works by William+F.+Halsey

Analyses, critiques and interpretations

Quotations

Admiral William F. Halsey USN
"Halsey's bellicose slogan was 'Kill Japs, Kill Japs, Kill more Japs.' His 'bloodthirstiness' was not just a put-on to gain headlines. He strongly believed that by denigrating the enemy he was counteracting the myth of Japanese martial superiority . . . "

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